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Seed Germination Quiz

Date : ............................ Class : ............................

1 What are the three main parts of a seed?

1 food store, seed coat, roots
2 embryo, food store, roots
3 embryo, food store, seed coat
4 embryo, seed coat, roots

2 What is meant by the embryo in the seed?

1 food stored by the parent plant
2 the baby plant
3 a hard cover around the food store
4 roots of the plant

3 What is meant by the food store in the seed?

1 food stored by the parent plant
2 baby plant
3 hard cover around the embryo
4 roots of the plant

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4 What is meant by the seed coat?

1 hard cover around the food stored
2 hard cover around the the baby plant
3 hard cover around the embryo and food store
4 hard cover around the roots of the plant

5 What is Germination?

1 the growth of roots of a young plant

2 the growth of new leaves of a young plant

3 a new plant coming out of the soil

4 the overall growth of a seed into a young
plant

6 What are the conditions that plants need to germinate?

1 water, warmth, air
2 water, sunlight, air
3 water, warmth, sunlight
4 water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

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7 Tick the answer that shows the steps of germination in order.

1 seed coat splits apart, seed takes in water, foodstore gives the
baby plant energy to grow, roots and the shoot start to grow

2 seed takes in water, foodstore gives the baby plant energy to
grow, seed coat splits apart, roots and the shoot start to grow

3 seed takes in water, seed coat splits apart, foodstore gives the
baby plant energy to grow, roots and the shoot start to grow

4 seed coat splits apart, foodstore gives the baby plant energy to
grow, seed takes in water, roots and the shoot start to grow

8 Tick the correct statement.

1 Foliage leaves are not useful to the baby plant and fall off soon

2 The cotyledon photosynthesise to give energy to the baby plant,
until the baby plant gets its own leaves to photosynthesise

3 The cotyledon later become the first leaves of the seedling when
the seed germinates

4 The foliage leaves later become the first leaves of the seedling
when the seed germinates

9 What are foliage leaves?

1 Leaves that are not useful to the baby plant and
fall off soon

2 Tiny leaves at the end of the shoot when the
seed germinates

3 The first leaves of the seedling when the seed
germinates

4 All of the above are incorrect

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10 How are the foliage leaves important to the baby plant?

1 No, they are not important to the baby plant at all

2 They are the baby plant's first own leaves which help in
photosynthesis

3 They give the real appearance of a plant to the seedling

4 They photosynthesise and give energy to the baby plant, until
the baby plant gets its own leaves to photosynthesise

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